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Poem by Eugene Field


Suppose


Suppose, my dear, that you were I
  And by your side your sweetheart sate;
Suppose you noticed by and by
  The distance 'twixt you were too great;
Now tell me, dear, what would you do?
  I know—and so do you.

And when (so comfortably placed)
  Suppose you only grew aware
That that dear, dainty little waist
  Of hers looked very lonely there;
Pray tell me sooth—what would you do?
  I know, and so do you.

When, having done what I just did
  With not a frown to check or chill,
Suppose her red lips seemed to bid
  Defiance to your lordly will;
Oh, tell me, sweet, what would you do?
  I know, and so do you.



Eugene Field


Eugene Field's other poems:
  1. In Praise of Contentment
  2. The Singing in God's Acre
  3. Mysterious Doings
  4. Mary Smith
  5. Uhland's “Chapel”


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